“Staying On Course – I & II Thessalonians” Series
Lesson Three: “Staying Between The Lines”
I Thessalonians 2:1-16

Conquerors Bible Class – Sunday, August 8, 2021

Our Lesson’s Theme Verse is found in this passage of Scripture…
“As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.”
I Thessalonians 2:11-12
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Today’s Lesson Thought can be summed up in this one little Question…
"How Sure Is Your Testimony For Christ Today?"
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Lesson: “Staying Between The Lines”

I           : The Confirmation Of Their Ministry Before The People Of Thessalonica
               - I Thessalonians 2:1-2

II         : The Character of Their Ministry
 
            A: Their Motives
                - I Thessalonians 2:3-6

            B: Their Manner
                - I Thessalonians 2:7-8

            C: Their Maintenance in the Ministry
                - I Thessalonians 2:9, Philippians 4:15-16

III        : Their Conduct In Their Ministry
              - I Thessalonians 2:10

IV        : The Care They Demonstrated for the People in their Ministry
              - I Thessalonians 2:11-12, Deuteronomy chapter 6

V         : The Consequence of Their Ministry
              - I Thessalonians 2:13-16, Acts 2:41-47

Conclusion:

So, let me ask YOU today, dear child of God…how sure is your testimony for the Lord today before the eyes of those you come in contact with from day to day? 

Are you ‘staying between the lines’ today so that others might know what Christ can do for them?? 

Are you living your life in Christ the way it should be lived—so that others might see and know that God’s salvation is really real? 

There is a poem that I would like to share with you as we close this lesson today…It is entitled simply, “Others”.

“Others” 

Lord, help me to live from day to day
In such a self-forgetful way
That even when I kneel to pray
My prayer shall be for others.

Help me in all the work I do
To ever be sincere and true
And know that all I'll do for you
Must needs be done for others. 

Let self be crucified and slain
And buried deep ‑ and all in vain
May efforts be to rise again
Unless to live for others. 

And when my work on Earth is done
And my new work in Heaven begun
May I forget the crown I've won
While thinking still of others. 

Others, Lord, others
Let this my motto be.
Help me to live for others,
That I may live like Thee.

What a great and unwavering testimony these men of God had demonstrated for the cause of Christ! And what a great and living example they have become for you and me to follow after some two thousand plus years later in our day today! 

Let’s choose to stay between the lines on the road of life today so that others might see and know the reality of Christ Jesus in us today!